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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:55 pm Reply with quote

You are right that is is relatively common...especially on the early zinc cents. I personally think it is a problem with the striking pressure where the hammer dies' strike on the anvil is too high. That's only a guess though.
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